Improvement in towel-racks



P. MYERS. lTOWLL RACK.

Nq. 109.648. Patented Nov. 29, 1870.

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Letters Potent No. 109,648,-dated November 29, 1870.

.IMPRGVEMENT IN TOWEL-RACKS.

Tha Schedule referred to in those Letters Patent and making part, of thesame.

To It whom it muy' concern:

Be it Aknown thatv L FnnDEiucli MYERS, of' the ei ty ot NewYork, in thecountyl and State of New York,

have invented ncw and useful Improvements in Towelltncks'; und I dohereby declare that the following is o i'nll, clear, :md cxnctdescription of the same, reference heinglnul'to the accompanyingdrawing, and tothe Figure 1' represents :t perspective View ot' myjmprovcd towel-rock,

Figure 2 represents :i cross-section of the saine.

My in l'ention is designed to provide a plate, construetcd' with groovesor recesses,nnd rocks',hoving a. hall on their cnds to tit within thesaid grooves. to hold them in their pr'oper places, the racks being forthe purpose ot' holding towels, 85e. My invention consistsin thecombination of o plate provided vwith suitnblc grooves or recesses, androcks having o bull on their ends, the sind bnll towork within thcgrooves, the .ball noting-as a joint for the rock, allowing it to bemoved in any d iljed direction, und holding the rock in its properposition within the `grooves. 1t also consists in ccrtoin details ofnrrangements, which will he hereafter described.

A lrepresents a. plate, which moy be of any preferred construction ondmetaal.

B B B represent therccesses or grooves, constructed ot' any snitnblesize.

C C G C 0 represeutthc rocks, hoving on their ends ,n hall, D.

(i represents a. lip or projection, to support the rack to prevent 'itfrein breaking.

The plate A-is constructed so as to ,be fastened against the wall, or:my desired location.

The boll D on the end of each rack is made of such u. size so as to fitand work freely within grooves B B B. The boli D, when placed within thegrooves B, forms n joint tor the rack, and .holds it in its properposition.`

When the 'rocks are not in use, they may be placed in the lower groovesuntil they are required for use.

'lhe said racks moy be constructed of any suitable materials, providedwith o. bell on 'each end, so that, -it` ono end should break, it may bereversed and ,used on the other end'.

- It is found best to, construct the racks of wood, the ball ond rockbeing mode of one solid piece. 'lhe ball moy, if desired, beconstructed' of metal, the ball having o Vscrew or tube attached, or :mysuitable-deviceK to fasten it on the ends of the racks.v

Having thus fully described my invention,

lVhot I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Iatent isl.'lhecombinotion of `the plate A, the grooves B B B, the lip orprojection G, the rack C, :md the ball D, so applied as to form thereofa. towel-rack, substantially as shown :md described.

2. The Atowel-rack obere described, constructed,.zu ranged and operating`os set forth.

' FREDERICK MYERS.

Witnesses:

DANIEL F. MYERS, F. A. Ln HUNTTE.

